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1864-03-13 letter from Jacob Hasbrouck to Rowena Hasbrouck

1864-03-13 letter from Jacob Hasbrouck to Rowena Hasbrouck page 1

Baton Rouge La B March 13th 1864
My Dear Rowena
It is sunday evening. it has
been a very pleasant day and a very lonesome
one I have been reading nearly all day. I thought
you would like to hear from me as regards my
health &c. I will inform you at once I have
no news I wrote you a letter wenedsay[sic] and
if I remember rightly that containing very little
news It is rumored that Gen Banks has moved
with his army in the “Leache” country & that
they have had a fight. it may be true. I did
not receive any letters from you with the two
last steamers but the morning Star left [[?]]
the 5th and I suppose in New Orleans at
present & we will get her mail tuesday. I think
I will have one or two certain. One of my Co A man
name[sic] Charles Booth, Dan Merrits first wifes[sic] brother
died yesterday he was buried to day[sic]. thare[sic] are a
few sick in the Regt at present. we had a severe
rain storm the other night and some of the
men that were on picket was not prepared
for it I think that has caused some of the
sickness I am detailed on a Court

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Baton Rouge La B March 13th 1864
My Dear Rowena
It is sunday evening. it has
been a very pleasant day and a very lonesome
one I have been reading nearly all day. I thought
you would like to hear from me as regards my
health &c. I will inform you at once I have
no news I wrote you a letter wenedsay[sic] and
if I remember rightly that containing very little
news It is rumored that Gen Banks has moved
with his army in the “Leache” country & that
they have had a fight. it may be true. I did
not receive any letters from you with the two
last steamers but the morning Star left [[?]]
the 5th and I suppose in New Orleans at
present & we will get her mail tuesday. I think
I will have one or two certain. One of my Co A man
name[sic] Charles Booth, Dan Merrits first wifes[sic] brother
died yesterday he was buried to day[sic]. thare[sic] are a
few sick in the Regt at present. we had a severe
rain storm the other night and some of the
men that were on picket was not prepared
for it I think that has caused some of the
sickness I am detailed on a Court